Media captionNew York terror attack: How the events unfolded The man accused of killing eight people in New York by driving a truck down a cycle lane was inspired by the Islamic State (IS) group, police say. New York Police’s Deputy Commissioner John Miller said that notes in Arabic claiming the attack on behalf of [...]

Image copyright AFP Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has resigned following allegations of past behaviour. He said his behaviour may have “fallen short” of the standards expected by the UK military and said it was right that Parliament was now taking this issue seriously. The BBC understands his decision was not related to new or [...]